Where does “klockan nio” come from?

klockan nio (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

klockan nio (Swedish): at nine o'clock

Definitions

  1. at nine o'clock

Ancestry of “klockan nio”, step by step

klockan nio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish klockan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklockan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic newunEvery word from Old Norse níu